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Mark Smalley

Compassionate, holistic clinical social worker

LCSW Oklahoma

Experience
29 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, LGBT
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Mark

Mark Smalley is an LCSW with nearly three decades of clinical experience who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, mood concerns, relationship difficulties, and trauma-related symptoms.

Background and approach

He frames clients as whole persons, attending to physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual aspects of wellbeing while tailoring care to the issues a person brings. His work includes support for grief, parenting and family challenges, intimacy and self-esteem struggles, ADHD, and a broad range of mood and behavior concerns.

He draws on a blend of evidence-informed and experiential methods, incorporating cognitive behavioral techniques alongside client-centered listening, EMDR for trauma work, hypnotherapy, and mindfulness practices when appropriate. This blend reflects a practical, flexible orientation that values tools such as meditation, movement, and attention to lifestyle factors as complements to talk-based interventions.

Based in Oklahoma, he offers services to English-speaking and international clients and aims to collaborate with people to find approaches that fit their goals and life circumstances.

Approaches That Translate to Online Care

CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments and behavioral changes, which can help with anxiety, depression, stress, and many everyday challenges. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathic listening and building a strong therapeutic relationship, providing a collaborative space for clients to explore their concerns and priorities. EMDR is a trauma-focused method that uses structured processing to reduce the intensity of distressing memories and associated symptoms, and it can be adapted for remote delivery with preparation and pacing adjusted to the client's needs.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. The therapist works collaboratively to assess goals, preferences, and responses to different techniques, helping clients determine whether cognitive strategies, trauma processing, mindfulness, or other tools feel most useful at each stage of work.

Online sessions offer practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules or to access care from another location. These options allow licensed professionals to provide consistent, ongoing support while adapting session formats to what helps a client stay engaged and make progress.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
Mark works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, coping with life changes, ADHD, and various mood and behavioral challenges.
What is the general therapeutic style and approach?
The approach combines client-centered listening with techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, EMDR, hypnotherapy, and mindfulness, allowing sessions to be shaped around a client's needs and preferences.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
He brings 29 years of professional experience working with people on a wide variety of issues and life stages.
What are the therapist's credentials and where are they located?
He holds the LCSW credential and practices from Oklahoma; his license is listed as OK LCSW 2340.
Can I work with this therapist if I live outside the United States?
Yes, he accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English for people living in other countries.
Which session formats are offered?
Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the process for beginning therapy?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesDepression

Also works with

Family conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesBody imageCommunication problemsForgivenessGender dysphoriaHIV / AIDSIsolation / lonelinessMen's issuesMood disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobia

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)HypnotherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

29+ years

Licensed

Oklahoma

Languages

English